Matthiasson Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Armor Plate Vineyard 2022 TAGS This is not your typical

This is not your typical delicate rosé Champagne

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sometimes called "the poor man's RSV" — and 2022 may be its most generous

the two native grapes that arguably best express Friuli's Colli Orientali

Matthiasson Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Armor Plate Vineyard 2022 TAGS This is not your typicalArmor Plate is a treasure: a tiny dry farmed, organically tended block of Sonoma Valley Zinfandel planted in the 1890s, now 130 plus years old, owned by the Hamel family (a viticulture client of Steve's). Located in volcanic alluvium near Glen Ellen, the vines deliver Zinfandel that looks nothing like the jammy stereotype. Matthiasson ferments half whole cluster, half destemmed, presses after 14 days on the skins, and ages the wine in neutral Burgundy